Murphysboro

Murphysboro

(mûr`fēzbûr'ə), city (1990 pop. 9,176), seat of Jackson co., S Ill., on the Big Muddy River; inc. 1867. It is a trade and distribution center for a fertile farm area. Shoes, feed, and fertilizer are made there. A memorial to John A. LoganLogan, John Alexander,1826–86, American politician, Union general in the Civil War, b. Murphysboro, Ill. He fought in the Mexican War and practiced law in Illinois. A Democrat who supported Stephen A......Click the link for more information. is in the city. Nearby are a state park and a national forest.

Planning committee member Orlan Brown, a social studies teacher at Murphysboro High School in Murphysboro, Illinois, discussed his interest in implementing a service-learning mentoring program in fall 2009.

This F4 rated tornado was spawned by a long-track supercell that developed over the Ozarks of south central Missouri and tracked east-northeast across the Mississippi River to near Murphysboro, Illinois.

In Murphysboro, Illinois, a local Internet service provider has partnered with the city council to make live audio available, with a corresponding online chat for citizen-to-citizen interaction during council meetings.

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